Sony A300 vs Sony RX10 II

Following is a extensive assessment of the Sony A300 versus Sony RX10 II, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom and both of them are produced by Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the sensor resolutions of the A300 (10MP) and RX10 II (20MP) and the A300 (APS-C) and RX10 II (1") posses different sensor size.

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The A300 was unveiled 8 years prior to the RX10 II which is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting into a detailed comparison, here is a quick summary of how the A300 matches up against the RX10 II with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II. The full galleries are provided at Sony A300 Gallery & Sony RX10 II Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry around your camera frequently, you're going to have to think about its weight and proportions. The Sony A300 provides outer dimensions of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") with a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs) and the Sony RX10 II has measurements of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") accompanied by a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you choose during that time. Below is a front view size comparison of the A300 compared to the RX10 II.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A300 and RX10 II is 64 and 58 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to visualize the difference in sensor sizes purely by viewing specs. The pic underneath might give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the A300 and RX10 II.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The A300 using its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Sony RX10 II will result in greater detail having an extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures more aggressively. The more aged A300 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.